Today I faced.....the pool.
Mind over matter I thought. It’s
all in your head I thought. Just jump
in, lots of mammals swim in water I thought.
Survival instinct will kick in I thought. So after thrashing for three minutes with my
head under water, my hand miraculously found grasp of some form of yellow ducky flotation device.
What kind of a lucky day am I having, this pool for some reason has floaty mats and pool noodles all over its surface! Pulling my near drowned body onto the side, there was the answer. A sign as clear as day. 'NO DIVING 1.0m'. I knew it, this water was 1 mile deep and too treacherous for anyone to swim, that must be why all the odd flotation instruments, they were probably thrown in to save at least a hundred other people that probably already drowned.
To be truthful, I am not useless in water. I actually have had more swimming lessons
than most. If you drop me in the middle
of a lake, I will get to the shore, even if it means crawling the distance
along the bottom. But it is something I
feel I have failed at and turned my back on.
It has been a dark spot on my record for as long as I can remember. Now it is a personal goal of the I Ho Chuan.
I have an OK stroke, a decent kick, and I float slightly
better than an anvil. The problem is,
breathing. If I could channel the energy
my brain puts into blocking my breathing mechanism during swimming, I would be able
to bend spoons......
Have you tried with a snorkel to get comfy with breathing? Also the backstroke does not require face in water and no one said that swimming MUST be the front crawl. Dennis also swims like a rock. Lifeguard status and easily sinks so you're not the only one. :)
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the advice. With the backstroke I can swim the English Channel, and am quite comfortable with a snorkel. Turn things into the front crawl or similar, and the wheels fall off.
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